Transmission fell out of engine while driving .

I didn't mean to call out the size of someones rear end, but trucks just don't require that kind of attention anymore. Heck, a R model Mack I drove,, I literally HAD to get out and check to make sure something wasn't falling off. Sometimes, something WAS falling off, it rode so rough. It's like a modern car, on a 3,000 mile trip, I think I opened the hood once and only then to add washer fluid. I truly believe, someday soon, there will be no hood release and a disclaimer saying" You have no business under the hood, see dealer", and trucks aren't far behind. I'd check the shop, like I say, if it's a reputable shop, they know it's nothing you possibly could have done. Good luck, pal.

 

Sorry Mr.. I was with ya all the way untill you made the statement......[ who would think to go under and check the transmission ].. The answer to that is .. alot of us . When your under your truck you look at everything .. or atleast I try too
I still can't Imagine there was not some sort of vibration when it started to come loose .. you surely had to notice something was not right .. didn't ya ?

 

The biggest thing you have working against you is the amount of time elapsed. The shop has no idea if someone else removed the transmission since they last touched it. If it was a matter of a week or 2 then you'd have a leg to stand on.

 

I’ve seen them slip down or tilt when bolts back out of the bellhousing or they just break. I’ve never seen one plum fall out though, that’s wild.

 

Sorry this happened to you
man.

 

I thought the pre trip exam to get your CDL required you to slide under the truck and touch each part , name the part and say what you were looking for ?

cause I had to , and I got knocked points off because when I slid out from under the back of the tractor I went right to the landing gear and forgot the fifth wheel .

I’ve seen a transmission fall out , a few years ago one fell OUT of a truck in Atlanta and killed some one inna car

 

I wish I had better news for you, but if you didn't inspect the work they said they did, and you didn't ever ask them if they torqued and you could confirm, then you're out of luck.

 

I fell out of my truck once. I have a few screws loose.

 

My fan hub fell off the block. Two of four bolts showed metal fatigue. Happened at a intersection as I was making a left turn.